Schedule

FRI, AUG. 31st

[ 6:30pm - 9:00pm ]

INSPIRE Pre-Event Mixer Free for INSPIRE conference attendees Straits 4th Floor above Bloomingdale's in the San Francisco Centre 845 Market Street,Suite 597 San Francisco, CA 94103

SAT, SEPT. 1st

[ 8:00am - 5:00pm ]

Conference Registration, Mini-Mentorship Sessions

[ 8:30am - 4:00pm ]

Morning Welcome - Congressman Tom Lantos, Jan Masaoka

[ 9:45am - 11:15am ]

Breakout Session: Building Bridges

Breakout Session: Building Bridges - John Kobara

Overcoming Cultural Taboos - Atashi Chakravarty, Rudy Corpuz, Eddy Zheng, Keo Chea (moderator)

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling (sponsored by Morrison Foerster) - Cedric Chao, Chris Do, Tamara Doi Aoyagi, Dennis Sugino, Judge Erica Yew, Gordon Liao and Jane Hyun (co-moderators)

Grassroots Activism: Building a National Coalition - Eric Byler and Annabel Park

[ 11:30am - 1:00pm ]

Lunch & Keynote Address - State Controller John Chiang

[ 1:15pm - 2:30pm ]

General Session: Better Luck Tomorrow: 5 Years Later - Justin Lin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, Phil Yu (moderator)

[ 2:45pm - 4:15pm ]

Breakout Session: Finding Our Voice

Build Your Personal Brand - Linda Akutagawa

21st Century Leadership - JD Hokoyama

A Conversation with Women Trailblazers - Judge Lillian Sing, Quinn Tran, Kyung Yoon, Elaine Kim

Finding Our Political Voice - Evan Low, Fiona Ma, Hydra Mendoza, Bill Wong (moderator)

[ 5:30pm - 7:00pm ]

General Networking

[ 5:45pm - 6:30pm ]

VIP Press Receptions

[ 7:00pm - 9:00pm ]

APA Film Screening “The Motel” with Director Michael Kang

[ 7:00pm - 10:30pm ]

Awards Gala Dinner - Norm Mineta, David Mineta, Judge Lillian Sing, Jane Kim, Prof. Ling-Chi Wang, Chancellor Steve Kang, Yul Kwon (Emcee)

SUN, SEPT. 2nd

[ 8:00am - 5:30pm ]

Mini-Mentorship & Group Sessions

[ 9:30am - 11:00pm ]

Breakout Session: Making Waves

We Keep Taking it Up the Ass: Racist Portrayals in Media - Jessie Mangaliman, Julie Soo, Keith Kamisugi (moderator)

Lights, Camera, Action! APA Filmmakers - Michael Kang, HP Mendoza, Ham Tran, Jeff Adachi (moderator)

InnovAsians - APA Leaders in Globalization, Internet & Tech - Wei Tai Kwok, Bob Lin, David Louie (moderator)

How to Save the World - Eileen Fabunan, Sunita de Tourreill, Mitos Santisteban, Dhaya Lakshminarayanan, Gary Chou (moderator)

[ 11:00am - 5:00pm ]

Career Fair & Nonprofit Orgs Fair

[ 11:15am - 12:00pm ]

Morning Keynote - Yul Kwon, Winner of Survivor Cook Islands

[ 12:15pm - 1:45pm ]

Luncheon Keynote Address - Cora Tellez, President of Sterling HSA

[ 2:00pm - 3:30pm ]

Breakout Session: Moving Forward

Next Steps: The Future of Inspire - APA | FIVE Steering Committee

Avoiding the “Potholes” on your way to becoming a Successful Entrepreneur - Farhana Huq, Clayton Jue, Ginger Lew, Stephen Jeong (moderator)

Join the APA Movement! - Vida Benavides, Eric Byler, Jane Kim, Sumaya Kazi, Annabel Park, David Chiu (moderator)

[ 3:45pm - 5:15pm ]

General Session: Dream Jobs! - Tamlyn Tomita, James Kyson Lee, William Poy Lee, Glen Kwok, Rick Quan (moderator)

[ 5:30pm - 6:30pm ]

General Networking & Small Group Sessions

[ 5:30pm - 6:30pm ]

VIP Press Receptions

[ 8:00 pm - late]

Charity Poker Tournament & Entertainment Showcase (Hosted by AADP, A3M, Wyld 94.9 and Element) - James Kyson Lee (Emcee)

MON, SEPT. 3rd

[ 11:00am - 11:45am ]

Closing Ceremonies

[ 12:00pm - 1:30pm ]

Mentorship Circles